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Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Should Require Notice to Defendants That Uncharged Misconduct Will Be Used in Sexual Assault Cases

By enacting the proposed discovery rule, Connecticut would fall in line with several other states that have adopted such a provision, the editorial board writes.
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New York Law Journal

Clarence, Take the Money and Drive

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas should accept John Oliver's offer of $1 million a year and a new RV, which expires on March 19, the Law Journal's Bennett L. Gershman writes.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Stormy Daniels 'Hush Money' Trial: Donald Trump Should Be Very Worried

Former President Donald Trump will soon be tried in Manhattan for using campaign funds to pay for a woman's silence over an extramarital affair. It might turn out to be "the most followed criminal trial in American history," Law Journal columnist Bennett Gershman writes.
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Shining a Light on Opposing Hate: The Palestinian Protesters Who Defended New Haven's Menorah

In this world where every media image seems darker than the previous one, this Dec. 9 incident may tell another kind of story, maybe even one of hope, courage and light.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

3 Strikes and You're Out

Congress needs to have an intelligent discussion on government spending and equitable revenue generation, as well as identify areas in which it could either prioritize or reduce spending.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Us, By Us

Courts embody the collective belief that it is better to organize by law than by force – and so, they have power only when they have believers. Over the 15 years, Connecticut's judiciary has taken great strides to better reflect the people it serves and thereby serve them better.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Clockmaking is Encased in Time

A cozy little museum in Bristol eloquently illustrates how society has progressed in the last few lifetimes.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

3 Bones to Pick with the Judicial Selection Commission

Among them is that the commission apparently continues to appoint political insiders as members of a body that is intended to be apolitical.
3 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Justices Need Not Have Experience as Trial Judges

It is true that justices also have the more routine role in many cases of deciding whether trial judges abused their discretion or made clearly erroneous findings of fact. But trial lawyers too have lots of experience on that subject on the other side of the bench.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

The War on Prosecutors

Driven by the investigations and indictments of Donald Trump and his demagogic attacks against the judicial system as well as outrage against so-called "progressive prosecutors," a Law Journal columnist writes, GOP lawmakers have declared war on prosecutors to intimidate them and prevent them from exercising their professional duties.
6 minute read

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